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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJames Thomas JOHNSTON
(1839-1904)
JOHNSTON, James Thomas, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Greencastle, Putnam County,
Ind., January 19, 1839; attended the common schools; studied law;
during the Civil War enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixth
Indiana Cavalry, in July 1862; transferred to Company A, Eighth
Tennessee Cavalry, in September 1863 and commissioned as second
lieutenant, serving until January 1864, when he resigned;
afterwards served as commissary sergeant of the One Hundred and
Thirty-third Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry; commissioned
lieutenant and assistant quartermaster of the One Hundred and
Forty-ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and mustered out
in September 1865; was admitted to the bar in March 1866 and
commenced practice in Rockville, Parke County, Ind.; prosecuting
attorney 1866-1868; member of the State house of representatives in
1868; served in the State senate 1874-1878; elected as a Republican
to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3,
1889); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; resumed the practice
of law; commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of
Indiana, in 1893; died in Rockville, Ind., July 19, 1904; interment
in the Rockville Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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